Eurasian otter (<i>Lutra lutra</i>) sighted at Rani Khola, Gangtok Sikkim Himalaya.

This video documents a Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra), a Near Threatened species under the IUCN Red List and protected under Schedule II of the Wildlife Protection Act (1972), foraging in an anthropogenically disturbed habitat at Rani Khola, Gangtok, Sikkim, on 16 February 2025. The observation was made under conditions of low water clarity.本视频记录了2025年2月16日，在锡金邦甘托克市拉尼科拉（Rani Khola）一处受人为活动干扰的生境中，欧亚水獭（Lutra lutra）的觅食行为。该物种为世界自然保护联盟红色名录（IUCN Red List）收录的近危物种，同时受《1972年野生动物保护法》附表二保护。本次观测的水体透明度较低。